On Monday, Vulcan Materials earned an upgrade to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating, from 66 to 71.
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IBD's unique RS Rating measures market leadership by using a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score that shows how a stock's price performance over the last 52 weeks compares to other publicly traded companies.
Decades of market research reveals that the best-performing stocks typically have an RS Rating of at least 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if Vulcan Materials can continue to show renewed price strength and clear that threshold.
Vulcan Materials is working on a consolidation with a 298.31 buy point. See if it can clear the breakout price in heavy trade.
Earnings-per-share growth declined last quarter from 49% to 25%, but the top line rose from 1% to 6%.
Vulcan Materials earns the No. 3 rank among its peers in the Building-Cement/Concrete/Aggregates industry group. U.S. Lime & Minerals is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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